Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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   AREA

   51D Surveyor's subject

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   631
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   ONCE

   29D As soon as

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4. 3
   ONTO

   2D Enlightened about

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   244
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   OHIO

   24D Ulysses Grant's birthplace

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   200
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   ITCH

   23D Problem with hives

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   135
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   CIA

   35A Tom Clancy subj.

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8. 7
   ASIAN

   43A ___-American

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   137
9. 8
   THOU

   30A Grand

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    APES

    49D Monkeys' uncles?

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    153
11. 10
    AQUA

    32D Plane starter?

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12. 11
    SLOT

    53D Position to fill

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    131
13. 12
    SHEA

    46A 2000 World Series venue

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    126
14. 13
    SPAN

    50D Cross

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    TOAD

    25D Hopper

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    ANODE

    27D Battery pole

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    IOTAS

    23A Specks

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    80
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    ERSE

    21A Talk of the Gaelic

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    PETE

    3D "Our Gang" dog

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    136
20. 19
    NUTS

    33D "Phooey!"

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    56
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    CEASE

    42A Do not continue

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    75
22. 21
    SETTO

    12D Row

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    73
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    LAGS

    52D Isn't caught up

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    41
24. 23
    HASTA

    47D "___ luego!"

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    37
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    SNORT

    22A Haughty response

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    50
26. 25
    IDLED

    45D Lollygagged

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    49
27. 26
    ERLE

    8D "House of Dracula" director ___ C. Kenton

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    198
28. 27
    ASTA

    9D Movie dog

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    185
29. 28
    SUSHI

    44D Side order with udon

    3
    52
30. 29
    ASLEEP

    54A Nodding

    3
    37
31. 30
    TOAT

    1D Just right

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    55
32. 31
    ALTEREGO

    57A Perfect substitute

    2
    30
33. 32
    CENTER

    42D Snapper in a bowl

    2
    20
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    ACTSON

    9A Follows, as advice

    2
    14
35. 34
    TURTLE

    18A Snapper

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    14
36. 35
    THEYRE

    56A "___ playing our song"

    2
    10
37. 36
    YIPE

    31D "Egad!"

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    GAZE

    34D See stars, maybe

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    38
39. 38
    QUA

    37A In the capacity of

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40. 39
    SALOON

    26A Western fight site

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    24
41. 40
    TOETOTOE

    19A In direct opposition

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    21
42. 41
    LUTZ

    40A Skater's jump

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    17
43. 42
    ABATES

    20A Wanes

    1
    15
44. 43
    LIENEE debut

    41A One with encumbered property

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    14
45. 44
    SLYEST

    16A Least open

    1
    14
46. 45
    MINORCA

    36A Island whose chief port is Mahón

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    11
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    HODGEPODGE

    38A Stew

    1
    8
48. 47
    BUDDHA debut

    48A Shrine figure

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    5
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    LARGESCALE debut

    28D Massive

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    4
50. 49
    NTEST

    14D 1998 headline event in India

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    INITS

    6D J.F.K., e.g.

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    ONELINER

    15A Funny bit

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    OSLER

    13D Knighted Canadian physician William

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    14
54. 53
    PLATEAU

    4D Level off

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    ATTAGIRL debut

    17A "Way to go!"

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    8
56. 55
    RIGORS

    5D Hard times

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    TYRANNY

    11D Cause for revolution

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    7
58. 57
    CLUBSODA

    10D Spritzer ingredient

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    6
59. 58
    LEADORE debut

    40D Galena

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    6
60. 59
    NEAREAST

    59A Crusades locale

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    PASTORAL

    55A Bucolic

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    HIDERS

    58A Most of the kids in a certain kids' game

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    MEINHERR debut

    36D German address

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    TOPPRIZE debut

    1A Blue ribbon

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    3
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    YINANDYANG

    31A Destiny determiners

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    3
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    ABATH debut

    43D Take ___ (lose big)

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    GLADEYE debut

    39D Come-hither look

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    2
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    SCANDALS debut

    50A Gossip fodder

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    2
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    ZEROESINON debut

    7D Pinpoints

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    2